“Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognizing it.”

“We frequently pass so near to happiness without seeing, without regarding it, or if we do see and regard it, yet without recognizing it.”

“We are always in a hurry to be happy...; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.”

“Monsieur Man-in-a-hurry, you can find me without running—ME, you understand?”

“Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.”

“What the deuce does the fellow mean by getting trap-doors made without first consulting you? Trap-doors!”

“Yes; I am a supercargo; pen, ink, and paper are my tools, and without my tools I am fit for nothing.”